Legal Opinion
In the Matter of the Adoption of a Child by J.E v. and D.G.V.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 26, 2016No. A-39-15PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rabner
This appeal raises a question of first impression: whether an indigent parent who faces termination of her parental rights in a contested private adoption proceeding has a right to appointed counsel.
Our culture and legal system both embrace the right to raise one’s child. That fundamental right is forever terminated when a child is adopted by another family. Under the law, indigent parents have a right to counsel when the State initiates a termination case. See N.J.S.A 30:4C-15.4(a). The issues are no less challenging or significant in a private adoption matter. In both situations, parents…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by16 opinions
- N.J. Div. of Child Prot. & Permanency v. R.L.M. (In re R.A.J.)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2018
- New Jersey Division of Child Protection & Permanency v. R.L.M.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2017
- In re Adoption of Y.E.F. (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court · 2020
- DCPP VS. A.L.A. AND M.Z., IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF L.A.A. (FG-04-0176-17, CAMDEN COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2018
- DCPP VS. B.D., R.D., AND I.L., IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF S.D. AND V.D. (FN-13-0203-12 AND FG-13-0063-16, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) (RECORD IMPOUNDED) (CONSOLIDATED)New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2019
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